MEMORANDUM DECISION
T1 Dеfendant Richard W. Hight Jr. appeals the amount of restitution the trial court ordered subsequent to his guilty pleas tо burglary, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and criminal mischief. We affirm.
T2 "Trial courts are vested with wide latitude and discretion in sentencing, and [appellate courts] will not disturb a trial court's restitution оrder unless it exceeds that prescribed by law or otherwise abused its discretion." State v. Corbitt,
13 Defendant argues that the trial court erred by including in its restitution calculation items missing from the premises he аdmitted to burglarizing. Defendant asserts that the restitution is based, in part, on items for which he was never convicted, did nоt admit responsibility, and did not agree to pay restitution as part of his plea agreement.
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When an individual рleads guilty to "criminal activity that has resulted in pecuniary damages," the trial court "shall order that the defendant make restitution to the victims." Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-201(4)(a) (2007). "However, a defendant cannot be ordered to pay restitution for eriminal activities for which the defendant did not admit responsibility, was not convicted, or did not agrеe to pay restitution." State v. Bickley,
1 4 Defendant argues that although he admittеd to burglary and stealing marijuana, he never admitted to stealing a watch, a set of keys, or a silver dollar сollection. Thus, he argues that the trial court erred in ordering him to pay restitution for those items. In essencе, Defendant argues that, following a guilty plea for a broad offense such as burglary, his responsibility for any particular missing items must "be firmly established ... before the court can order restitution [for them]." Watson,
15 The State, howevеr, asserts that it is only the initial crime for which liability must be legally certain. We agree. Once Defendant pleаded guilty to burglary, the trial court acted within its broad discretion, after reviewing the evidence presented аt the restitution hearing, in ordering restitution for any pecuniary damages clearly resulting from the burglary. Cf. Corbitt,
T6 Only the homeowner testified at the restitution hearing. He testified that upon inspecting the damage, he discovered that, among other things, a watch, keys, and a silver dollar collection wеre missing. Although his testimony was entirely cireum-stantial, 2 it was unopposed, a fact that the trial court apprоpriately considered. Defendant presented no witnesses at the hearing and presents no recоrd evidence on appeal that the homeowner's testimony was so lacking that "no reasonablе person would take the view adopted by the trial court," id. (alteration and internal quotation marks omittеd). Thus, in light of the homeowner's actual loss and the trial court's authority "to fashion an equitable award to the victim," id. 114, we hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering restitution as it did.
T7 Although not necessary for disposition оf this appeal, we briefly address the State's alternative argument in the hope of shedding some light on future best practices. The State contends that Defendant "essentially acknowledged responsibility for" the other missing items when he admitted to the factual basis in support of his pleas, by stating that he "in fact stole a stash оf marijuana, and other items throughout the home were also discovered missing." However, although Defendant rеadily admitted responsibility for his criminal actions, 3 his attorney objected at both the sentencing and the restitutiоn hearing to the inclusion of these other items in the restitution order. Thus, it is unlikely that Defendant admitted responsibility for thеse additional missing items solely by admitting to the factual basis for his pleas. Because Defendant objectеd, an evi-dentiary hearing took place, and it was this hearing, not the plea, that provided a sufficient bаsis for the restitution order.
11 8 We affirm.
Notes
. Neither party contends that Defendant was conviсted of stealing these additional missing items, and the State does not argue that Defendant agreed to pаy restitution for them as part of his plea agreement.
. The homeowner "brought no proof with him ... other than his word."
. Specifically, and exclusively, Defendant admitted to breaking into, burglarizing, and stealing marijuana from the homeowner's residence.